Michael .C Ruppert was a former Los Angeles Police Detective who was the first credible source to identify the CIA as a major drug trafficker, importing billions of dollars in illegal drugs and selling them on the streets of America to fund its clandestine and illegal operations around the world. On November 15, 1996, there was a town meeting in Los Angeles on allegations of CIA involvement in drug trafficking. Ruppert seized the opportunity to confront then CIA Director John Deutch, in which he got a standing ovation. Michael C. Ruppert died on April 13, 2014 from an apparent suicide. Posted By Persist